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2 \chapter*{Preface}

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5 \section*{Preface}

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7 % preface == target of the book, related to the reader

8 % make the topic more concrete and limit it

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12 \section*{Audience}

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14 This document is targeted for \masqmail\ users and for people interested in mail systems in general.

15 Security problems in electronic mail, \unix\ and the \NAME{C} programming language will also be discussed.

16 Additional ones planning to take over an unmaintained software project will find real life experience in here.

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18 In each topic, basic knowledge is preconditioned.

19 Nevertheless introductions are given and sources for further reading will be mentioned.

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21 This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system.

22 Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed.

23 This includes the basic toolchain (e.g.\ \name{tar}, \name{grep}, etc.), user, file and permission management, as well as writing, compiling and installing programs written in the \NAME{C} language.

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25 General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{unixprogenv} %FIXME: references

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27 explain about administrating \unix.

28 And developing programs in \NAME{C} may be learned from \cite{k&r} and \cite{advunixprog}. %FIXME: references

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30 %TODO: should I tell them to send email to me when having questions? Or somewhere else?

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32

33 \section*{Organisation}

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35 %FIXME: explain where the main part lies (theory vs. implementation)

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38 \section*{Conventions used}

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40 %FIXME: make it complete!

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42 The following typographic conventions are used in this book:

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44 \begin{tabular}{ p{0.15\textwidth} p{0.8\textwidth} }

45 \emph{Italic} &

46 is used for names, including command names, file name, hostnames, usernames and email addresses.

47 Further more it is used to emphasize text.

48 \\ &\\

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50 \texttt{Constant Width} &

51 is used for source code, contents of files and output from programs.

52 \\ &\\

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54 \texttt{\$} &

55 indicates the the user shell prompt.

56 \\ &\\

57

58 \texttt{\#} &

59 indicates the the root shell prompt.

60 \\

61 \end{tabular}

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64

65 \section*{Additional sources}

66 %FIXME: specify the really important external documents here

67 %TODO: write about the bundled CD, and tell what's included

68 \NAME{RFC}s, other books, source code, websites

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70

71 \section*{Acknowledgements}

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73 % dont forget: proove readers, suggestion makers, supporters, ...

74 % FIXME: if too long, include a file on the CD and refer on it here